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Mrs. Colleen 06-12-2009 10:32 PM
Yet another DMG rant...
 
Why do riders have to go into the pits after they crash...even if their bikes run fine?! :willy:

Was this an issue before...or just another stupid change DMG has forced upon AMA?

Amber Lamps 06-12-2009 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen (Post 225136)
Why do riders have to go into the pits after they crash...even if their bikes run fine?! :willy:

Was this an issue before...or just another stupid change DMG has forced upon AMA?
I don't know! I think it's something from NASCAR.:lol: A few guys have probably come back from this bullshit to finish "okay" by the end of the race but I doubt it's very often. If I were the racers, I'd protest this rule by quitting every time I crash. I'd go to the pits and park my bike.

was92v 06-13-2009 08:07 AM
When I raced WERA you had to re-tech the bike if the handle bar hits the ground. It is a safety thing to make sure you are not leaking something that will crash someone else, or decide to continue on an unsafe machine. It is a way for for a new set of eyes to look things over.

Amber Lamps 06-13-2009 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by was92v (Post 225175)
When I raced WERA you had to re-tech the bike if the handle bar hits the ground. It is a safety thing to make sure you are not leaking something that will crash someone else, or decide to continue on an unsafe machine. It is a way for for a new set of eyes to look things over.
Oh I understand the principle, but you must admit that they've seemed to survive all these years without such a rule in place. I think that once you start racing at that level, you can be expected to make better decisions than someone club racing in WERA. No offense. Quite frankly, they may as well institute a "quit" or "non continuance" rule.:idk:

Mrs. Colleen 06-13-2009 10:56 AM
Yeah...I get the idea too. Just wondering if it was actually a problem before.

shmike 06-13-2009 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 225176)
Oh I understand the principle, but you must admit that they've seemed to survive all these years without such a rule in place. I think that once you start racing at that level, you can be expected to make better decisions than someone club racing in WERA. No offense. Quite frankly, they may as well institute a "quit" or "non continuance" rule.:idk:
I'm not sure if we have that rule in CCS but if so, it isn't enforced.

In a wet race least year a guy went down on the warm up lap. He picked up the bike, gridded and went on to a podium finish.

A buddy of mine went down at Daytona and still managed a top 15.

Amber Lamps 06-13-2009 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by shmike (Post 225251)
I'm not sure if we have that rule in CCS but if so, it isn't enforced.

In a wet race least year a guy went down on the warm up lap. He picked up the bike, gridded and went on to a podium finish.

A buddy of mine went down at Daytona and still managed a top 15.

Even after the ride through and tech inspection? Wow!

was92v 06-13-2009 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by shmike (Post 225251)
I'm not sure if we have that rule in CCS but if so, it isn't enforced.

In a wet race least year a guy went down on the warm up lap. He picked up the bike, gridded and went on to a podium finish.

A buddy of mine went down at Daytona and still managed a top 15.
Daytona is a long race. Crash in a sprint race and you may as well pack it in.

Amber Lamps 06-13-2009 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by was92v (Post 225285)
Daytona is a long race. Crash in a sprint race and you may as well pack it in.
Hmmm that's a good point. It would suck for the crasher but maybe they should have an automatic quit rule when you crash...:idk:

was92v 06-13-2009 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TIGGER (Post 225176)
Oh I understand the principle, but you must admit that they've seemed to survive all these years without such a rule in place. I think that once you start racing at that level, you can be expected to make better decisions than someone club racing in WERA. No offense. Quite frankly, they may as well institute a "quit" or "non continuance" rule.:idk:

Yeah, I mean except for maybe a couple of WERA racers over the years, I'm sure the rest aren't AMA caliber. I mean who's even heard of any WERA racers except for maybe Kevin Schwantz or Scott Russell or Kurt Hall or Trey Batey or Grant Lopez or Nicky & Tommy Hayden or Rich Oliver or .. well, the rest of a very long list. :lol


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